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Tobias Jesso, Jr.

Canadian Musician

Born: Jul 11, 1985

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I try to sort of make myself emotional in the moment when I'm writing, and that always translates better. When I'm writing, I can't do abstract. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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Some of my best songwriting choices started as mistakes or learning curves, when I accidentally hit a 'wrong' key or something. I try not to lose that the more I learn the how's and why's of piano. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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When l write my own stuff, that's my only alone time. From wake-up to going to bed, I'm with someone. I don't like to do anything alone. I guess it's insecurity. When I travel, I won't go anywhere without people to go do something. I'm happier around people; the more people the better. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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Piano is one of those instruments you don't have to be good at to sound good - you just have to know where to put three little fingers, which is really pretty easy to figure out. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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I want to be romantic, and songs are a good way to do that. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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I think the first time I tried to write a romantic song, it was just horrendously embarrassing. I remember thinking, 'Okay, I'm not going to do that anymore.' I think that sort of embarrassed me for the next 10 years. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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I was chubby in high school. I used to go to my information technology class, and I would type really fast to get the lesson done quick because the teacher had a little acoustic guitar, and there was a girl I had a crush on in the class. I would take the guitar and pretend to be some great singer-songwriter, serenade her with joke songs. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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L.A. can make you feel like you've already made it. You're living off 40 dollars a week; it's nice weather. You go outside on your bike; you go to the coffee shop, and everybody is doing nothing. It doesn't leave a lot of room for ambition. Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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